MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning are making it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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